At the California Pacific Conference cross country meet on November 7, Pacific Union College exercise science major Sophie Grise took her place among the top 10 women finishers. This is the second year in a row Grise has finished in the top 10.

The meet took place at the Crystal Springs Course in Belmont, California. As one of the top 10 individual finishers, Grise earns All-Conference honors and will be considered for at-large spots in the NAIA race later in November.

Crystal Springs, CA – For the men, CSU East Bay claimed the day with 42 points. Holy Names University came in second with 47 points. Simpson University placed third with 60 points. And last, but not least, PUC placed fourth, after William Jessup University and Menlo College dropped out, with 65 points.

Two runners from Simpson University were the first two to cross the line; Ezra Mutai with a time of 27:37 and Henry Kosky at 27:55. Juan Gomez from Holy Names University crossed the line third with 28:36. The top three PUC runners to cross the line were Mark Monterroso in 11^th place, Klint Torres close behind him in 12^th, and David Baker finished 15^th.

In the women’s division, CSU East Bay also took the victory, scoring 22 points. Simpson claimed second with 56 points. Pacific Union took fourth with 59 points. And Holy Names University brought up the rear, again in the absence of WJU and Menlo, with 79 points.

The victors, CSU East Bay claimed the top three finishing slots. Nancy Velazquez came in at 27:37, Kristin Parker at 27:55, and Johnna Hotchkiss at 28:36. PUC’s Audrey Reitsma finished in 5^th place, Sophie Grise finished in 7^th place, and Kaeli Turk finished in 17^th.

The Pioneers cross country teams next compete in the Holy Names University Invitational on October 24^th.

Angwin, CA – Holy Names University’s men’s cross country team claimed victory over Pacific Union College and Menlo College on October 3. In the women’s division, it was Mills College who defeated PUC and Menlo. For the men, HNU scored 24 points, PUC tallied 41, and Menlo earned 59. For the women, Mills scored 19, PUC earned 46, and Menlo totaled 60.

The top three finishers for the men were Juan Gomez of HNU, who was first across the finish line with a time of 29:35. He was followed by his teammate Edrian Luna, who crossed the line at 30:56, and PUC’s own Klint Torres was third across the line at 31:49.

For the women, the first three to cross the line were Lupe Cazares from Mills College with a time of 20:49. Katherine Fulp-Allen of Menlo crossed second at 21:42, and Mills College’s Angie Sandoval crossed third with 21:46. Sophie Grise of PUC crossed fourth, close behind Sandoval, at 21:50.